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Friday, August 21, 2009
Moore 127 - Department of Biological Sciences
10:30 a.m. – Welcome – Dr. Robert Frederick, Chair
10:40 a.m. – Your role as a Graduate Student – Dr. Suzanne Byrd
11:30 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. - Lunch (Pizza and soft drinks provided by the Department in Moore 232)
12:30 p.m. – Teaching techniques – Dr. David Eakin
1:15 p.m. – Safety in the classroom and lab – Dr. Diane Vance
2:00 p.m. – Things you need to know about field research – Dr. Charles Elliott
2:20 p.m. - Information about the Graduate Program in Biology – Dr. Gary Ritchison
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Friday, May 8th The Organization of Biology Grad Students will be continuing our new tradition and will be having another crawfish boil to celebrate the end of the academic year. This year's editions is scheduled for May 8th, the friday of finals week, from 4-10 at Nick Santangelo's house. The cost is $10 per person for food and drinks are BYOB. If you plan to come (or are bringing a spouse or your family), please let me know by April 24 so we can get an idea of how much crawfish to order. Also, please bring a side dish (something Louisiana inspired, if possible) and a folding chair since seating is limited. This should be a lot of fun and a good way to unwind after the busy semester so mark your calendars for May 8th! I hope to see you all there! Michelle For more information, please contact Michelle at: michelle_guidugli@eku.edu |
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Departmental Seminar, Friday, Apr 24 - 11:15, 71 Mem. Science Aric Payne of EKU will continue our seminar series with a talk entitled "The influence of eastern hemlock on aquatic biodiversity in eastern Kentucky" - food, socializing starts at 11 am |
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Wildlife Society - Wed, Feb 24 - 7:00 pm, Moore 231 Erin Barding of UK Forestry will be discussing "The Return of the River Otter to Kentucky" - this meeting is open to the public. |
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Bowling Night, Tues, Feb 17, 9-11 pm The Organization of Biological Graduate Students is hosting bowling night at Galaxy Bowl. Tuesdays mean 50 cent games, shoe rentals, beers and hot dogs. Come on out! |
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Biology Club - Mon, Feb 16 - 5:00-8:00, Moore 127 The Biology Club is hosting the first meeting of the semester - please come along if you can! |
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Darwin's Birthday Bash, Thurs, Feb 12,11am - 1pm, Moore 117 Darwin's 200th birthday is 12 Feb, and to celebrate the Organization of Biological Graduate Students will be hosting a tasty treat potluck! Please bring some tasty treats for everyone's eating delight, from 11am till 1pm. |
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Departmental Seminar, Friday, Feb 6 - 11:15, 71 Mem. Science Amy McIntosh of EKU will continue our seminar series with a talk entitled "The Vascular Flora of Select State Forest Tracts on Pine Mountain, Kentucky" - food, socializing starts at 11 am |
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Phi Sigma Meeting - Wed, Jan 28 - 11:15, Moore 222 During the next Phi Sigma meeting members [and guests] will discuss upcoming events for Phi Sigma, including ordering tee shirts and a possible field trip. |
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Departmental Seminar, Friday, Jan 23 - 11:15 am, 71 Mem. Science Randal Voss of UK will continue our seminar series with a talk entitled, "Evolutionary Genetics of Species Differences" - food, socializing starts at 11 am |
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Departmental Seminar, Friday, Jan 16 - 11:15 am, 71 Mem. Science Steven Furches of the U. of TN will lead off our seminar series with a talk entitled, "The role of hybridization in structuring species- and population-level variation in Sarracenia" - food/socializing starts at 11 am |
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Nov 18 - EKU Wildlife Society meeting - 6:30 pm, Moore 231 Steve Dobey of KY Fish & Wildlife will present "Black Bears: Kentucky's Largest Carnivore". This talk is open to the public. |
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Departmental Seminar, Friday, Nov 7 - 11:15 am, 71 Mem. Science Jason Courter, grad student in BIOS, will present "Responses of flocks of Tufted Titmice to different-sized raptors" - food/socializing start at 11 am |
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Monday, Nov 5 - Phi Sigma Meeting Phi Sigma is meeting in Moore 123 at 5:00. During the meeting Dr. Richter will discuss how undergraduates can get involved in research. Also, Phi Sigma will be distributing "spirit cards", which represent a fundraising opportunity. Finally, they will also be voting on any tee shirt designs and aks people to sign up to work at the upcoming book sale in November. |
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Oct 28 - EKU Wildlife Society meeting - 6:30 pm, Moore 231 Danna Baxley of KY Fish & Wildlife will present "KDFWR's Diversity Program: Non-Game Research and Ongoing Projects" |
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Departmental Seminar, Friday, Oct 24 - 11:15 am, 71 Mem. Science Dr. Dante Fenolio of the Atlanta Botanical Garden will present "Amphibian decline crisis and conservation on the ground" - food/socializing start at 11 am |
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Departmental Seminar, Friday, Oct 17 - 11:15 am, 71 Mem. Science Dr. Amy Hessl of West Virginia University will present a seminar entitled "Fire as an Integrating Concept in Earth Science" - food/socializing start at 11 am |
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Special Seminars - Dr. Anne Russon Oct 16 & 17 Oct 16 - "The nature and evolution of great Oct 17 - "Weighing the merits of orangutan 'eco'-tourism" at 3:30 in Library room 108 |
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Departmental Seminar, Friday, Oct 10 - 11:15 am, 71 Mem. Science Dr. Neil Pederson of EKU will present a seminar entitled "The Paleoclimatological Power of Biodiversity: Drought Bakes the NYC Apple & is a Boon for Mr. Daniel?" - food/socializing start at 11 am. |
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Phi Sigma Meeting - Monday, Oct 6 Phi Sigma is meeting in Moore 123 at 5:00, during which there will be a presentation about the Kentucky Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting. It will also serve as an opportunity to pay dues. All money is due October 7. |
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Kentucky Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting Abstracts are due Sep 30 if you would like to present at this year's meeting. The meeting will be held on the University of Kentucky's campus on Friday evening, Oct 31 and all day on Saturday, Nov 1st. |
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Departmental Seminar, Friday, Sep 26, 11:15 am - Memorial Science 71 Dr. Jim Godson will present a lecture entitled "Evolving the Mechanisms of Sociality: What Makes Birds of a Feather Flock Together" - arrive at 11 am for refreshments |
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Thursday, Sep 11, 9 pm - The Organization of Biological Graduate Students are having a night bowling at Galaxy Bowling and Entertainment. Contact Bethany Westrick for more info. |
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Monday, Sep 8, 3:35 pm - Moore 100 The dept will hold its annual faculty-staff-1st-yrs pizza meet-and-greet event. Faculty: please attend to meet our 80 first-year majors! |
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Departmental Seminar, Friday, Sep 5, 11:15 am - Memorial Science 71 Dr. David Orwig will present a lecture entitled " Ecosystem impacts resulting from the demise of a foundation species in New England" - arrive at 11 am for refreshments |
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Special Seminar, Thursday, Sep 4, 7 pm - Burrier Auditorium Dr. David Orwig will present a lecture entitled "The chronic impacts of hemlock woolly adelgid infestation on eastern hemlock forests" |
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Wednesday, Sep 3, 11:15 am - Moore 100 |
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Friday, May 9th Hello Biology Department!!
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Monday, May 5th, 3:30 pm, Moore 123 Department Student Honors Ceremony |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri.. May 2, 11:15 am Tyler Morgan of EKU will present "Estimating Coyote (Canis latrans) Abundance Using Passively-triggered Infrared Cameras" |
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Departmental Seminar - Wed. April 30, 11:15 am Doug Mott of EKU will present "Provisioning Behavior of Chimney Swifts (Chaeturapelagica) on Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky" |
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| Departmental Seminar - Mon. April 28, 11:15 am - Christine Lattin of EKU will present "The singing behavior of male Blue Grosbeaks" |
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| Departmental Seminar - Fri.. April 25, 11:15 am - Michael Bennet of EKU will present "Factors Effecting Nest Characteristics in Chimney Swifts" |
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Natural History Seminar - Thurs., April 24th, 7 pm, Burrier Auditorium Dr. Whit Gibbons will give a seminar entitled "What Can the Natural History of Hidden Biodiversity (Reptiles and Amphibians) Tell Us about Society & the Environment? as a part of Earth Days in the Cumberlands. |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Apr. 18, 11 am in Memorial Science 71 Lucas Hill of EKU will present "A Functional Analysis of Reconstructed Wetlands in Western Kentucky" |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Apr. 11, 11 am in Memorial Science 71 Kimberly Little of EKU will present "Indigo Bunting Provisioning" |
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Departmental Seminar - Mon. Mar. 31, 11 am Lindsay Rohrbaugh of EKU will present "Analysis of the Physicochemical Habitat Characteristics and Turtle Assemblage in Two Pond Size Classes in Fayette and Madison Counties, KY" |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Mar 28, 11 am in Memorial Science 71 David Blankenship of EKU will present "Differentiation of brewing, non-brewing yeast (non-brewing Saccharomyces yeasts’ and non-Saccharomyces yeasts’), and brewing strains in United States breweries by the use of PCR- based techniques" |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Mar 21, 11 am in Memorial Science 71 Stacy White of EKU will present "Wintertime Food Habits of Bobcats (Felis rufus) in Southeast Kentucky" |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Mar 7, 11 am in Memorial Science 71 Kacie Tackett of EKU will present "Age Structure and Disturbance History of Two-hemlock Dominated Ravines in the Cumberland Plateau Region" |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Feb 29, 11 am in Memorial Science 71 Chad Soar of EKU will present "Does Variation in the "chick-a-dee" call of Carolina Chickadees Convey Information About Avian Predators?" |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Feb 22, 2008,11 am in Memorial Science 71 Ian Horn of EKU will present "Individual quality and the provisioning behavior of male and female Eastern Phoebes" |
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OBGS "Bowling out the Stress Night" - Thursday February 21st @ 8pm Grad Students & Faculty, plus any guests meet up at Galaxy Bowling Center. The cost will be ~ $9. |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Feb 15, 2008, 11 am in Memorial Science 71 Kristen M. Koford of EKU will present a seminar "TBA" |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Feb 8, 2008, 11 am in Memorial Science 71 Jacqueline Bennett of EKU will present "Nest Defense Behavior of Male and Female Eastern Bluebirds" |
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The Biology Club - Thurs., Feb 7, 2008, @ 7 pm in Moore 127 Dr. Neil Pederson will give a presentation on similar patterns in aging across the world of biology. |
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Friday, Nov 16 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71 Gregory Crutsinger of the University of Tennessee will present a talk entitled, "Linking plant genotypic diversity to arthropod communities and ecosystem processes" |
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Fri & Sat, Nov 9th & 10th The annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Annual meeting will be held in L'ville - go here for more information. Contact Dr. Stephen Richter if you would like to travel via the departmental van. |
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Friday, Nov 2- Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71 Patrick Gaskin, grad student in the DBS at EKU, will present a talk entitled, "Thermal Tolerance of Tadpoles of Three Temperate-zone Anurans" |
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Friday, Oct 25 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71 Dr. Andy Bass of Cornell University will present a talk entitled, "Heeding the Hormonal Call: Plasticity of Vocal-Audio Mechanisms for Mating" |
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Tuesday, Oct 23 -Phi Sigma Biological Sciences Honor Society’s initiation - 6:00 p.m, Meditation Chapel The event will be held in the Meditation Chapel on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. with a banquet immediately following. The menu consists of herb roasted chicken, sliced roast beef au jus, twice baked potatoes, green beans, dessert, rolls and drinks. The cost is $17.50 per person. Emily Jean asks that you please e-mail her a conformation of your attendance. The forms with payment can be turned into my box in 232A (please put in an envelope to prevent loss or theft!) or given to Dr. Pierce. |
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Friday, Oct 18 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71 Troy Evans, grad student in the DBS at EKU, will present a talk entitled, "Ecological Effects of the Removal of Amur Honeysuckle, Lonicera maackii, at Floracliff State Nature Preserve" |
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Friday, Sep 28 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71 Dr. Jesus Rivas - Wiki - of Somerset Community College Dept. of Math. & Natural Sciences will present a talk entitled, "Natural history of the green anaconda with emphasis on its reproductive biology" |
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Friday, Sep 21 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71 Dr. Jim Dyer of Ohio University will present a talk entitled, "Historical Ecology in the Eastern Deciduous Forest: The Ghost of Land Use Past" |
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Friday, Sep 14 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71 Dr. Steve Campbell will present a talk entitled, "Long-term effects of a group-selection timber harvest on the bird community of an oak-pine forest in Maine" |
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Thursday, Sep 13 & 20 - Meetings of the EKU Biology Club. Powell Building Main Lobby at 6:30-7:30. Please contact Nick Swinford: nicholasjohn16 - [at] gmail.com |
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Monday, Sep 10, 7 pm, Mem. Sci. 100 Dr. Randall Eaton will present a talk for the EKU Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Learn more about Dr. Eaton here. |
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Friday, Sep 7 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71 Dr. Ron Jones will present a talk entitled, "Plants & Animals of the Alexander F. Skutch Bird Sanctuary, "Los Cusingos," Costa Rica" |
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Monday, Sep 10, 7 pm, Mem. Sci. 100 Dr. Randall Eaton will present a talk for the EKU Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Learn more about Dr. Eaton here. |
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Faculty, staff & graduate student Fall Picnic POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE Check the Sign up sheets in Shelia's office for further detail. |
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Thursday, 6 September, at 5:30 in Moore 222: A meeting with our Coordinator of Undergraduate Research to discuss what science is, how research is conducted, and opportunities for research at EKU. The meeting will also serve as a forum for the Coordinate to get feedback from students. |
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Friday, August 31 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71 Dr. Jessica Ward will present a talk entitled, "Coral disease ecology across spatial scales" |
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| Monday, August 27, 3:30-4:30, Moore 100: Freshmen Welcome & Pizza Gathering - faculty and new students will get to greet, eat and meet! |
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Thesis Defense - Thurs., Aug. 16 at 1:15 pm: Sarah Martin will defend her eastern bluebird research in Moore 127. |
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Friday, May 11th: Crawfish Boil The Organization of Biology Students is sponsoring an end of the semester crawfish boil for all graduate students and faculty on Friday, May 11th. The gathering will begin in the early evening (5-ish). The final location is TBA. If you want to attend the boil, please sign the sign-up sheet in Sheila's office by 27th of April, and give Emily Gustin $5.00 to help pay for the crawfish. You can also put money in Emily's mailbox in Sheila's office. Participants are also encouraged to bring some sort of dessert or other food item. Contact Troy Evans for more information. |
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Saturday, May 5th: Breakaway Saturday!!: Had enough of the semester? Need a break? Join other faculty and students for a day-hike somewhere in eastern Kentucky. Location to be determined; we will meet in front of the Moore Building at 9 am on Saturday, the 5th of May. Contact Dr. Neil Pederson for more information.
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Thursday, May 3rd, Biology Club Constitution Ratification 5:30 in Moore 113: Via popular demand, Nick Swinford will head a meeting to go over the Biology Club Constitution. Nick promises a productive and fun meeting with plenty of chat, too! You can get a copy of the constitution for review here.
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2006-2007 Student Academic Awards Wednesday, 2 May, 11:15 AM, Moore 123 The DBS will provide pizza and beverages. Award winners should contact the main office [x2-1531 or email interim chair Dr. Michael Foster] to inform us if you will be attending. All faculty should also confirm their attendance with Barb R. so that we can have enough refreshments. |
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Thesis Defense: “Nest Tree Selection by southern flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans) in central Kentucky”, Tuesday, 1 May, 6:30 PM, Moore 231 The talk is open to the public. Cookies and refreshments will be provided. |
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Film Showing: “Flock of Dodos”, Tuesday, 1 May, 6:00 PM, Library 108 Please join us on Tuesday if you can. |
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Thursday, 4 April at 5:00 in Moore 222: Meeting to discuss some upcoming opportunities for research experiences for undergraduate students that range from microbes to vertebrates to plants addressing behavior, conservation, evolution, genetics, and/or ecology. This meeting will be organized by Dr. Stephen Richter, the DBS' undergraduate research coordinator.
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Thursday & Friday, April 4 & 5 from 5:30 to 7:30 in Moore 113: Nick Swinford will head a meet & greet for students interested in developing the Biology Club. For further information, please download this flyer.
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